"In accordance with the constitutional declaration, any international agreement needs to be approved by the legislative authority, and in the absence of parliament, President Mohamed Mursi is empowered to take such decisions"

Shareholders of EFG Hermes, Egypt's biggest investment bank, reaffirmed on Sunday their approval of a planned tie-up with Qatar's QInvest after demands by the regulator for more information on the deal were met, EFG said in a statement distributed by the stock exchange.

U.S. ambassador killed in assault on Benghazi mission; U.S. officials say Benghazi attack may have been planned; Killings pose questions about instability, militants; Romney stands by criticism of U.S. handling of incident; U.S. moving Marines, two Navy destroyers toward Libya